Frequently-Asked-Questions

1. • What is the history and mission of the Amputation Prevention Symposium (AMP)?

     The Amputation Prevention Symposium was founded to address one of the most urgent challenges in vascular and limb preservation care: preventing avoidable amputations through earlier diagnosis, interdisciplinary collaboration, and evidence-based intervention.

     Now in its 15th year, AMP was built around a singular goal—saving limbs and saving lives. The meeting has evolved alongside the science, incorporating advances in endovascular therapy, wound care, imaging, medical management, and health equity. Throughout its history, AMP has remained committed to practical education that translates directly into improved patient outcomes.

   • What makes AMP clinically credible and trusted within the limb preservation community?

     AMP brings together nationally and internationally recognized faculty across vascular surgery, interventional cardiology, interventional radiology, podiatry, wound care, and related specialties. The program is developed by leaders actively practicing in high-volume limb salvage centers who are shaping guidelines, publishing research, and advancing innovation in CLTI care.

     The meeting is designed to reflect real-world practice—not just theory. Case-based learning, open discussion, and multidisciplinary debate ensure that content is balanced, current, and clinically relevant.

   • What sets AMP apart from other vascular or endovascular meetings?

     Unlike meetings focused solely on devices or procedures, AMP centers on the entire continuum of limb preservation care—from diagnosis and revascularization to wound management, medical therapy, and post-procedural follow-up.

     What truly distinguishes AMP is its multidisciplinary focus. Complex limb salvage cases require coordinated care across specialties, and AMP creates a space where those disciplines learn with—and from—each other. The result is practical insight into how to build and optimize limb preservation programs, not just how to perform an isolated intervention.

   • Who attends AMP, and why do they return?

     AMP attracts vascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists, interventional radiologists, podiatrists, wound care specialists, advanced practice providers, fellows, and multidisciplinary team members involved in CLTI care.

     Attendees return because the education is immediately applicable. They gain practical strategies to improve procedural outcomes, enhance team-based care, and strengthen limb salvage pathways within their institutions. Many participants also value the opportunity to connect with peers facing similar clinical and operational challenges.

   • What tangible value does AMP deliver to clinicians and their programs?

     AMP provides clinicians with actionable insights that can directly impact patient care—whether through adopting new techniques, refining patient selection, improving wound management protocols, or strengthening multidisciplinary collaboration.

     Beyond clinical education, attendees leave with ideas for building or expanding limb preservation programs, improving referral pathways, and advancing quality initiatives aimed at reducing amputation rates. The focus is not only on individual procedures, but on improving systems of care to deliver better long-term outcomes.